A. belladonna minor. Late. Pink with white throat. 35c. 
A. belladonna, Late blooming variety, deep rose color. 60c ea. 
CLIVIA (Syn. Imantophyllum) 
One of the most rare and beautiful of the Aimiaryllids. They are rare 
because altho very easy to grow they increase very slowly and seedlings do 
not bloom until 5 to 7 years old. 
The foliage of Olivias is evergreen, strap shaped like Hippeastrums, a rich 
dark glossy green, rather thick and leathery. The flower's are produced in 
umbels with as many as 20 or more, in late winter to early spring. The colors 
are orange toned, ranging from a beautiful orange yellow as in C. miniata to 
dark red orange in some- of the hybrids. 
Culture. Contrary to popular belief, Clivias are easy to grow. Considered 
by some easier than Hippeastrumis and more sure to flower. That could hardly 
be true tho. If the Hippeastrum is handled right, it is also easy to grow 
and sure to bloom. 
In very mild climates Clivias can be grown in the ground outside in almost 
full shade, but not in part shade. A trickle of sunlight, constantly moving, thru 
the leaves is good. The best soil contains heavy or clay soil made porous 
by adding sand and abundance of humus in form of thoroughly rotted and screen¬ 
ed manure or leaf miold, with top mulch of the same. Their natural habitat is 
in a heavy soil, on a slope, in tree shade. 
The drainage must be perfect, such a,s that afforded by a slope or a porous 
soil. The best time to plant is before cold weather begins. After acquiring 
one it is best not to remove from the soil but transplant with ball of earth 
if necessary. 
They easily endure a temperature of 28°. We saved ours in January, 1937, 
when temperature was 20° by covering. 
In the north, Clivias are strictly house plants and there are no finer ones. 
They should have a cool room in the winter, not a hot, close one. They need 
plently of light even tho they soon die in the sun. They also need good ventila¬ 
tion. 
During warm weather Clivias must not dry out. Water liberally. Dur¬ 
ing the winter resting period it is better to partly withhold water but not 
altogether. While blooming, water liberally. In the ground they can have 
a thick mulch of well rotted manure. Leaves, including oak leaves, make a 
good mulch. They are hearty feeders. Liquid manure is good during the 
growing season. 
The essentials neccessary to success are almost full shade and perfect 
drainage, rest in the winter. 
Clivia miniata. This is the hardiest of all and very easy to grow. It is 
quite safe in the hards of any amateur. It will stand a little sun but should 
not have much. The flowers are a most pleasing orange of a yellow tone. We 
recommend this one for a beginner in Clivia culture. Blooming size, $1.00. 
Large $1.50. Extra large $2.00. 
C. Zimmermans hybrids. We have not seen Clivia flowers anywhere that 
were better than these. They apparently have less of the C. nobilis and more 
C. miniata in their ancestry than many European hybrids. This is shown 
by the more pointed, less obtuse leaves. But the flowers are as large, more 
wide open, and we think, more lovely. When shown in competition with Euro¬ 
pean hybrids these hybrids have won the blue ribbon. We offer 5 year old, 
blooming size plants. Many of them will flower next spring but not all. This 
fact reduces the price, as a plant that has already flowered is considered worth 
double our price. Price $5 ea. If desired we will ship pot and all at your 
expense. Large plants that bloomed last year $7.50 ea. 3 for $20. Potted 
plants if desired by express, charges collect. 
C. miniata hybrids. Some of our customers express a preference for the 
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